Hood-hinge protector



Oct. 22, 1929. c. R. CAMMER HOOD HINGE PROTECTOR Filed D90. 26. 1928 [karma 60/11/1147;

INVEN TQR ATTOR NEY WITNESS:

Patented Oct. 22, 1929 l 1,732,964

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES R. CAMMER, F SYRACUSE, NEW YeRK HOOD-HINGE PROTECTOR Application filed December 26, 1928. Serial No. 328,390.

The object of this, my presentinvention, is shield so that rain or water will be directed the provision of a si ple device designed to away from the hinge connection of the hood be fixed on the sections of a hood of an autosections and consequently short circuiting of mobile to add to the ornamentality thereof; the spark plugs of the engine will be effecto serve as a protector for the hinge, to pretively prevented. vent water from seeping between the pintle As disclosed by Figure 3 the bead serves and rounded ears of the hinge, and likewise as a stop for the hood section 2 when the latto afford a raised portion at the said hinged ter is raised and this bead 8 will rest upon the connection of the hood sect-ions, to give th flange 4 of the arched plate 6 when the sec- 10 same a high r ff t, tion 1 of the hood is raised, so that either of To the attainment of the foregoing the insuch sect-ions will be more effectively suvention consists in the improvement hereinstained in such raised condition.

after described and definitely claimed. The simplicity of the improvement and the In the drawings: advantages thereof will, it is thought, be 5 Fi 1 i a perspective i ill t ti understood and appreciated so that further 05 the application of 11137 improvement detailed description Will IlOt be required.

Figure 2 is a detail transverse sectignal Having described the invention,1 claim: view therethrough, 1. An ornamental protector for the hinge Fio'ure 3 is a substantially sin' ilar View to sections 0f the hOOd Of an EtlltOll'lObllG, 00111- 20 Figure 2 but showing the hood raised on its p g cross sectionally arched plates vhi g ing flanged ends which are secured to the re- I Fig r 1 f th d i I h shown spective hood sections, and one of said arched a front of an automobile, the same, between plat s ing received in and arranged slightly the cowl and radiator easin b i g v r d out of contact wlth the second arched plate.

25 by the usual hood. The hood, of course, is A Ornamental pr ec r for the hinge mad up of tw ti 1 d 2, ti 1 sect ons of the hood of an automobile, comand the confronting ends of these sections are p g CTOSS t lly c ed plates having rounded upon themselves to provide interflanged ends whlch-are secured to the respec secting ears or barrels for the reception of the two hood sections, and one of said arched 30 pivot r0 d 3, plates being received in and arranged slightly O each of th ti 1 d 2 f th h d, out of contact with the second arched plate adjacent to the hinge connection between the d h Outer dge f he Second arched plate sections I secure the flanged portions 4 and 5 g rollndefil 1113011 ltSBlf t0 P ViClG a beadof oppositely directed upwardly rounded or 111 testlmony whereof I fi my S gnature- 5 arched plates 6 and 7, respectively. The CHARLES R. CAMMER. g5

cross sectionally rounded portion of the plate 6 is received below but arranged only slightly out of contact with the arched or rounded portion of the plate 7. The plate 7 has its 40 outer end extending a suitable. distance beyond the edge of the plate 6 and this edge of the said plate 7 is rounded to provide the same with a bead 8 which adds to the ornamentality of the improvement.

4 The plates may be highly polished and by reference to the drawings it will be seen that i the hinges between the hood sections are fully enclosed by the arched portions of the plates 6 and 7 Also by reference to the drawings 50 it will be noted that the plates afford a water 

